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Revision: 8468
Committed: Tue Apr 3 11:23:28 2018 UTC (8 years, 3 months ago) by michael
File size: 37154 byte(s)
Log Message:
- Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their nick while in a channel with that mode set

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# User Rev Content
1 michael 7368 #######################################################################
2     Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
3     GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
4     #######################################################################
5    
6 michael 7692
7 michael 8468 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-??-??)
8     o) Added "STATS R" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
9     o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
10     nick while in a channel with that mode set
11    
12    
13 michael 8429 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
14     o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
15     and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
16     o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
17     o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
18     o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
19     electric fence memory debugger library
20     o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
21     o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
22     when deoppering
23     o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
24    
25    
26 michael 8086 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
27     o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
28     extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
29     configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
30     o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
31     to non-chanops everywhere
32     o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
33     numerics containing UIDs
34     o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
35     o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
36    
37    
38 michael 7918 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
39     o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
40     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
41     message throttling better
42     o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
43     sender is invited to
44    
45    
46 michael 7878 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
47     o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
48     o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
49     for more information.
50     o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
51     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
52     o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
53     to see them
54     o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
55     to support multibyte encodings better
56    
57    
58 michael 7692 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
59     o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
60     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
61     o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
62     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
63     o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
64    
65    
66 michael 7618 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
67     o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
68 michael 7692 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
69 michael 7618
70    
71 michael 7546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
72     o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
73     set to 0
74 michael 7692 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
75 michael 7546
76    
77 michael 7493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
78     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
79     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
80     o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
81     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
82     o) Minor updates to help files
83    
84    
85 michael 7366 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
86     o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
87     for providing a box for testing purposes.
88     o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
89     o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
90     o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
91    
92    
93     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
94     o) Fixed server clustering
95     o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
96     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
97     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
98     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
99     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
100     serverinfo {} block
101     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
102    
103    
104 michael 7204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
105     o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
106     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
107     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
108 michael 7206 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
109     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
110 michael 7204 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
111     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
112     o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
113     o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
114    
115    
116 michael 7043 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
117     #######################################################################
118     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
119     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
120     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
121     #######################################################################
122     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
123     o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
124     o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
125     o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
126     /etc/resolv.conf
127     o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
128     o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
129     o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
130     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
131     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
132     o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
133    
134    
135 michael 6820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
136     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
137     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
138     o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
139    
140    
141 michael 6738 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
142     #######################################################################
143     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
144     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
145     #######################################################################
146     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
147     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
148     would not have any effect
149     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
150     with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
151 michael 7043 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
152 michael 6738 operator {} blocks
153     o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
154     to the DH param file
155     o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
156     of flags see doc/reference.conf
157    
158    
159 michael 6539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
160     ########################################################################
161     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
162     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
163     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
164     ########################################################################
165     o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
166     following channel {} block configuration directives:
167     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
168     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
169     ########################################################################
170     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
171 michael 6738 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
172 michael 6539 generated based on the server's name and description
173     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
174     o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
175     '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
176     o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
177     o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
178 michael 6738 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
179 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
180 michael 6738 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
181 michael 6539 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
182     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
183     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
184     irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
185     privileges.
186     o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
187     o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
188    
189    
190     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
191     o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
192 michael 6738 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
193 michael 6539 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
194     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
195     operators that don't have administrator privileges
196     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
197     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
198     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
199     o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
200     configuration options to the general {} block
201     o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
202     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
203     o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
204 michael 6738 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
205 michael 6539 o) Various code cleanups
206    
207    
208 michael 5786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
209     o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
210     o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
211     lead to stack corruption
212     o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
213    
214    
215 michael 5741 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
216     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
217 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
218 michael 5741 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
219     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
220     o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
221 michael 5634
222    
223     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
224     o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
225     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
226    
227    
228 michael 5597 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
229     o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
230     be seen in /whois
231 michael 6738 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
232 michael 5597 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
233     o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
234     o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
235     issued by services clients
236    
237    
238     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
239 michael 5524 ########################################################################
240     o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
241    
242     max_clients -> default_max_clients
243     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
244     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
245     ########################################################################
246     o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
247     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
248     command
249     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
250     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
251     o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
252 michael 6738 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
253 michael 5524 o) Updated some help files
254     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
255 michael 5597 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
256 michael 5634 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
257 michael 5524
258    
259     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
260 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
261 michael 5634 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
262 michael 5524 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
263     o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
264     o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
265     o) Updated several help files
266 michael 6738 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
267     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
268 michael 5524 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
269     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
270 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
271 michael 5524 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
272    
273    
274     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
275 michael 6539 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
276 michael 5524 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
277     o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
278     o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
279     have been disabled
280     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
281 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
282 michael 5524
283    
284 michael 4567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
285     o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
286     o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
287     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
288 michael 5634 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
289 michael 4567 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
290 michael 5524 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
291 michael 4567 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
292     o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
293     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
294 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
295     longer needed.
296 michael 4567
297    
298     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
299     o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
300     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
301     in the general {} block
302     o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
303     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
304    
305    
306     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
307     o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
308     o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
309     to enable TLS/SSL support
310    
311    
312     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
313 michael 6738 #####################################################################
314     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
315 michael 4567 and can't be disabled anymore
316 michael 6738 #####################################################################
317 michael 4567 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
318     o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
319     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
320     o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
321     o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
322     o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
323     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
324     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
325     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
326     o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
327 michael 6738 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
328 michael 4567 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
329     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
330     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
331    
332    
333     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
334     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
335    
336    
337     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
338 michael 6738 #########################################################################
339     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
340     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
341     #########################################################################
342 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
343 michael 4567 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
344     o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
345    
346    
347     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
348     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
349     and below.
350 michael 5635 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
351 michael 4567 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
352 michael 5634 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
353 michael 4567 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
354     o) Updated several help files
355    
356    
357     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
358     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
359     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
360     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
361     o) EGD support has been dropped
362    
363    
364     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
365     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
366     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
367     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
368     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
369     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
370     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
371 michael 5524 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
372 michael 4567
373    
374     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
375     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
376     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
377     in case there are any +H opers
378     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
379     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
380     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
381     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
382     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
383 michael 6738 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
384 michael 4567
385    
386     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
387     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
388     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
389     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
390     configuration options
391 michael 5634 o) Minor LIST optimization
392 michael 4567
393    
394 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
395     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
396     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
397     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
398     regardless of channel mode +s
399     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
400    
401    
402 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
403 michael 3054 ########################################################################
404     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
405     ########################################################################
406 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
407 michael 5634 o) The USERS command has been removed
408 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
409     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
410     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
411 michael 3054
412    
413     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
414 michael 6738 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
415 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
416     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
417     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
418 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
419 michael 5634 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
420 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
421     the ircd via SIGINT
422     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
423     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
424 michael 5634 in the WHOIS reply
425 michael 3028
426    
427 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
428 michael 5634 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
429 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
430     more than one hop away
431 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
432 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
433     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
434     o) Updated/fixed help files
435     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
436    
437    
438 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
439 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
440     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
441     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
442 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
443 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
444     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
445 michael 5634 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
446 michael 2794
447    
448 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
449 michael 5634 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
450 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
451    
452    
453 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
454 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
455 michael 5634 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
456     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
457     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
458 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
459     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
460 michael 6738 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
461 michael 5634 o) Added SVSKILL command
462 michael 2794
463    
464 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
465 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
466     mode set by servers.
467 michael 5634 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
468     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
469     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
470 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
471 michael 5634 set via WHOIS
472 michael 2794
473    
474 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
475 michael 5635 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
476 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
477     nick names (SVSNICK)
478     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
479     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
480     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
481 michael 5634 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
482 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
483 michael 5634 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
484 michael 2498
485    
486 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
487 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
488 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
489     o) Updated several documentation files
490 michael 2454
491    
492 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
493 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
494    
495    
496 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
497 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
498 michael 6738 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
499 michael 2454
500    
501 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
502 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
503     for more information
504 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
505 michael 6738 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
506 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
507     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
508    
509    
510 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
511 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
512     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
513     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
514    
515    
516 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
517 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
518     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
519 michael 5524 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
520     and connect {} blocks.
521 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
522 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
523     fingerprints
524 michael 6738 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
525 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
526     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
527     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
528     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
529 michael 5634 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
530 michael 2258
531    
532 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
533 michael 2196 ########################################################################
534     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
535 michael 5524 general {} block to serverhide {} block
536 michael 2196 ########################################################################
537 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
538 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
539     the +l mode set
540     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
541 michael 5524 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
542 michael 2155 information
543 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
544 michael 2155
545    
546 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
547 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
548    
549    
550 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
551 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
552    
553    
554 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
555 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
556     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
557     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
558 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
559 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
560     remote clients
561 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
562     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
563 michael 2012
564 michael 2155
565 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
566 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
567     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
568 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
569 michael 6738 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
570 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
571 michael 1954
572    
573 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
574 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
575 michael 5524 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
576 michael 6738 Similar to "STATS x|q"
577 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
578     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
579     that has this mode set
580 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
581     sending messages to a channel
582 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
583 michael 1955 now enabled by default
584 michael 1932
585    
586 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
587 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
588     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
589     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
590 michael 5524 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
591 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
592    
593    
594 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
595 michael 6738 #######################################################################
596 michael 5524 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
597     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
598 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
599     #######################################################################
600 michael 6738 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
601 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
602     CIDR is supported
603 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
604 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
605 michael 5524 in resv {} blocks
606 michael 6738 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
607 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
608 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
609 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
610     o) Major code cleanups
611 michael 5634 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
612 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
613 michael 5524 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
614 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
615 michael 5634 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
616 michael 6738 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
617     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
618 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
619 michael 1731
620 michael 1798
621 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
622 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
623 michael 6738 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
624 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
625    
626    
627 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
628 michael 5524 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
629 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
630     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
631     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
632    
633    
634 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
635 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
636 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
637 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
638     These previously used usermode +x.
639     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
640     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
641 michael 1731
642 michael 1797
643 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
644 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
645     send any private message
646     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
647    
648    
649 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
650 michael 1797 ########################################################################
651     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
652     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
653 michael 5524 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
654 michael 1797 ########################################################################
655 michael 5634 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
656 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
657     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
658     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
659     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
660     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
661     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
662     and 'stats_e_disabled'
663     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
664     to modules/
665 michael 6738 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
666     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
667     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
668     same way as it does in csircd
669 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
670    
671    
672 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
673 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
674 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
675 michael 1731
676    
677 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
678 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
679     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
680     if a reason hasn't been specified
681    
682    
683 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
684 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
685     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
686     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
687     clock is running backwards
688 michael 5524 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
689 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
690     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
691    
692    
693 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
694 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
695 michael 5524 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
696 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
697 michael 5634 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
698 michael 1731
699    
700 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
701 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
702 lusky 1580 invalid characters
703 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
704     This is now enabled by default
705 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
706 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
707 michael 1540
708 michael 1547
709 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
710 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
711 michael 5524 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
712 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
713     for each class
714 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
715 michael 1516
716    
717 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
718 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
719     o) Removed &localchannels
720     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
721     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
722 michael 6738 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
723 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
724 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
725     These features are now enabled by default
726 michael 1474
727    
728 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
729 michael 6738 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
730 michael 1424 when set to yes
731 michael 6738 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
732 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
733 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
734     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
735     and LIST parameters.
736 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
737     all modules
738 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
739 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
740 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
741 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
742 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
743 michael 1424
744 michael 1441
745 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
746 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
747     following changes:
748 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
749     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
750 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
751 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
752 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
753     previously used usermode +r.
754     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
755     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
756     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
757 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
758 michael 5524 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
759     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
760 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
761 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
762     only be added via ircd.conf
763     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
764 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
765 lusky 1580 these flags control
766     o) Removed Idle-time klines
767 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
768 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
769     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
770 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
771 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
772 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
773     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
774     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
775     be hidden even on remote servers
776 michael 5524 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
777 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
778     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
779 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
780 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
781 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
782     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
783     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
784 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
785 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
786     enabled by default
787 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
788     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
789 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
790 michael 1244
791 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
792 michael 1244
793 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
794 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
795 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
796 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
797 adx 30 information masked).
798    
799     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
800 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
801 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
802 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
803 adx 30
804     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
805    
806 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
807 adx 30
808     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
809 knight 31 $Id$

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